'ملف رقم 19/109 V (C 32) العلاقات البحرينية مع القوى الأجنبية الأخرى' [ظ‎‎١‎٤‎٦] (٥٤٧/٣٠٠)

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Conlldential,
^O.168/650-S of 1930.
British Residency & Consulate-Greneralp
Bushire, the 15th December 1930.
Sir 9
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your printed letter Jsio.l8fe f dated the 29th KoTexaber 1930,
enclosing a copy of a note from the Persian Government, dated
22nd November 1930, Ho.21772/71012141, regarding the
Bahrainis.
2. I do not know whether it is proposed to send a
reply to the Persian note, but in case it should be proposed
to do so, I would submit the following comments on it for
your information.
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3. The Persian note begins by contending that the
Persians have not violated the status quo, but that it is
the British officials who have done so, and they quote as
an exrmple the fact that for the last 25 years Bahrainis
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have travelled to Basrah and other ports on a pass ( jewaz )
or travel pass ( Ilm we Khaoar j and that British officials
signed these passes*
4. It is n>t quite clear what concern the journey of
a Bahraini to Basrah is of the Persian Government, ana I
think that what they are really driving at is that formerly
Persians travelled to Bahrain and "Basrah on informal travel
documents. If this assumption is correct, then I would
point out that, as you are aware, formerly foreigners of all
kinds entered Persia either without travel documents of any
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Cherge d'Affpires,
British Legation #
TKHRAK.
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